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Deadline Driven: The 12-Hour Shifts that Power Weather Forecasting from the Northeast’s Highest Peak
Deadline Driven: The 12-Hour Shifts that Power Weather Forecasting from the Northeast's Highest Peak By Wendy Almeida As a new member of the Mount Washington Observatory team, I wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the unique operations of the weather station and the meticulous work
Intern Tricia’s Farewell and Research Recap
Intern Tricia's Farewell and Research Recap By Tricia Hutton Summarizing my time on Mount Washington feels like an enormous task, but I'll try. The team at Mount Washington Observatory welcomed me into their lives only a few months ago, and now I cannot picture my life
Mount Washington Observatory Presents 24th Annual Seek the Peak
Mount Washington Observatory Presents 24th Annual Seek the Peak North Conway, NH – May 4, 2024 – Seek the Peak, Mount Washington Observatory’s (MWOBS) largest annual fundraiser, returns for its 24th year on Saturday, July 20 to celebrate outdoor adventure in New England with a hike-a-thon
Remembering the Big Wind
Remembering the Big Wind Eighty-nine years ago today, Mount Washington Observatory, in its second year of existence, recorded a world-record wind speed of 231 miles per hour – a record that would stand for
A Look Back at the First Nor’easter of the Season
A Look Back at the First Nor’easter of the Season Nor’easters are named after the direction in which the strongest winds blow typically from the northeast. Nor’easters commonly form along the east coast of
Re-Tracing February’s Arctic Air Mass and Record Cold
Re-Tracing February’s Arctic Air Mass and Record Cold It took 89 years, but as the headlines have reported, on Feb. 4 Mount Washington Observatory managed to tie its all-time record low air temperature of
